Originally Posted by
White-Light
One point worth remembering is there is a map available off the shelf for Beyond for the APC40 so its a case of RGB bling vs ready done mapping. Of course if you intend to custom map Wayne then it might not be a consideration, although I understand the off the shelf mapping to be quite well done. A member of the Pangolin team has been working with various professional users to formulate the best possible map for the APC based on their feedback.. There's also a downloadable template for the map that you can print out to have nearby whilst learning.
I looked around myself for alternatives to the APC but couldn't really find anything a lot better. As you found you either gain buttons and lose sliders or gain sliders and lose buttons. The best answer would be a custom console but given the cost and the fact that the Laser Show Performer never sold great numbers means I think that we're unlikely to see that again. That said, someone did post a picture on Facebook of a custom QS console they had developed, which was brilliant but also looked very expensive.